Subjective Well-being and Mental Health During the Pandemic Outbreak: Exploring the Role of Institutional Trust
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords
- Europe, institutional trust, material and financial difficulty, mental health, pandemic, subjective well-being,
- MeSH
- COVID-19 * MeSH
- Mental Health * MeSH
- Trust MeSH
- Disease Outbreaks MeSH
- Communicable Disease Control MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pandemics MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
This study examined the relationship between material adversities due to pandemic crisis, institutional trust, and subjective well-being and mental health among middle-aged and older adults aged 50+ in Europe. The study used a cross-sectional design to examine Eurofound COVID-19 survey data collected from 27 European countries in April 2020. A total of 31,757 European middle aged and older adults aged 50 + were analyzed (Mean = 59.99, SD = 7.03). Analysis focused on the financial impact and material security in relation to pandemic lockdown, institutional trust (news media, police, national government, European Union, and healthcare system), and subjective well-being and mental health. Regression analysis indicated perceived insecurity in employment and housing, worsening finances, and difficulty paying for basic necessities were significantly related to respondents' life satisfaction, happiness, self-rated health, mental health index, and psychological distress. Institutional trust partially mediated the relationship between perceived adversities and subjective well-being and mental health.
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